... Letterdx.doi.org/10.1021/nl202935k | Nano Lett. 2012, 12, 56−6057 Rational Synthesis of Ultrathin n- Type Bi2Te3 Nanowires with Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties Genqiang Zhang,†Benjamin Kirk,Luis ... Jauregui,Đ,Haoran Yang,Xianfan Xu,Yong P. Chen,Đ,,and Yue Wu*,School of Chemical Engineering,School of Mechanical Engineering,ĐSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering,BirckNanotechnology ... sharpenhancement of electron density of states due to quantumconfinement and the significant reduction of thermalconductivity due to increased surface/interface scattering of phonons.6−8Notably,...